Having spent a decent amount of time enjoying the cuisine of both Italy and Japan, this is good news! A farm near Milan is raising Japanese Wagyu cows to woo meat-loving Italians with the world’s most expensive Kobe steaks. The…

Steve Lohr of the New York Times would have us believe that there are lessons to be learned from Japan’s decade+ recession [From Japan’s Slump in 1990s, Lessons for U.S.] but I know that Richard Katz of the Oriental Economist…

More good news on the healthy Japanese economy from Takehiro Sato of Morgan Stanley: Be Prepared for Dual Recession Stuff like this is always great to start the day with: The risk of dual recession is mounting. Our US economics…